This scholarship will be awarded to a
student from Africa for postgraduate Master's study within the School of
Divinity for the 2013-2014 academic session.
Scholarship value
The scholarship will cover the full
overseas tuition fee and a maintenance allowance of £5,000. The award will be
tenable for one academic year.
Eligibility
The scholarship will be awarded to a
student from Africa who is accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a
postgraduate Master's programme of study within the School of Divinity.
Applicants should already have been
offered a place at the University and should have firmly accepted that offer or
be intending to do so.
The scholarship will be awarded broadly
on the basis of academic merit with candidates requiring a Bachelor Degree
equivalent to a UK first class or 2:1 Honours degree.
In addition to the above academic
qualifications, the selection panel will also take into account the financial
circumstances of applicants to ensure that as far as possible a student's
financial situation does not impede a university education.
Applying
Eligible applicants should complete an
online scholarship application.
The closing date for applications for
these scholarships is 1 April 2013.
Please note that you will not be able
to access the online application form unless you have applied for admission to
the University of Edinburgh and have full EASE authentication.